The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-19
BURIED AT LAST
TIE FIVE DEAD ANARCHISTS
r,s.n rrsm ths Vault aud Placed In The
Grnvo-Ths Ceremony Attended By I'm.
mvn.s Crswds-iIut One Dramatic
Ineidcnt-so cisrgfnon Present.

CH,oloo, Dec. ls.-Ths four Anarchi,tr,
wdo wsre hanged November II, August
Spies, A. r. Parsons, Adolph FIIchsr and
George Ensel. Enj Lou!a Lingv, who
cheated the gall1ws by committing sui.
stlo The day before, wora Placed In th.i,
aus, resting place In Waldholm cemetery
to-day. There was no disorder.
The only dramatic feature ol tho occa.
sion was brought about by Mrs. Parsons.
She had kept IN the background at the
cemetery during. tho preliminary exer.
os,s. A few moments before Captain
Black, cSieI council for the iAnsrchis,r,
concluded hia nddrosc, and while tho spec.
ta.org were In n manner spell bound by
the rap.sius rhetoric, some one shouted:
"MsEs way for Mrs, Parsons." b
Tho po!idly packed crowd gave way.
A ptfssge way was made and Mira, Pal.
rors accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Holmes came forward. The nearest
coffin to hos wna that OF August Spies,
Her hucband was the second from this.
Mrs. Parsons eyeg teened to pick out the
csskst In which abe was most intereeted,
At the moment htr gsxa caught It she
gave voice 10 a wall, which sts:sled tho
crowd. Capt. Black paused In h,1 speech,
the .hrcnS were startled, then cano
tc'eam from Mrs. PMnonB, which reached
to the ou;er circ'es Of the crowd. Then
she ,trov0 10 speak, bnt tho words 70.
faxed to como out and shc eank falnting
into The arrls Of hn, friends. Capt. Black
caine TO the rolcno by saying In q com.
manLing .ons. Some ono pleaee take
some fresh snow aud rub tho lady 3 face"
Three men mGdo soft snow balls and rub.
bed Mrs. Parsons temples, md when she
nhowcd elena OF consciousness che was
carried away. '
When tho train arrived st Waldhtim
Station stampede wss made 10. the
cemetery. laFe
THE BURIAL. s4u.t
The crowd gathered around a los si.ua.
tel sbou: 100 feet from the entrance.
The vsul. In which the bodies had been
kept Was situated lC0 feet to the north.
Qr.ckly the cclll1s we're taken from the
vault and carried 10 tho spot where tho
l1pec,ant crowd were assembled. Hpiss'
c,tkct came first, born BY elk members Of
tte An,ora Tnrnverien; Fi.chtr second,
the ps!l bearers being membe;6 OF Typo.
graphical Union No. Q; Parsons was In
the hsnda Of members ot his old assembly,
1907 K. Of L ; EEcle's waa tsker care Of
by the GernSn FHeco PainteIs' Union,
and Lonis Ltrgs's remains we're carried by
. committee !som Carpenters Ateernbly
No. 24l.
IL6 unde,tsksla removed tie lids from
the ccilius at The Bsmo tins tho ch!ef
nouInera took their place.. Amorg the
latter were Chris md Ferdinand spifs,
with their sister Gr"tchin Rnd their sgGd
mother. Nina Van Zsndt with her father,
Elsa Fdedel, "Liupss gIrl." Mrr. Fiecher
with her dsu2hterr, Mrp. Eugel and cioae
to her was ilrs. schwab, whose hu,b.rd
Ia In the peniteu,isry. AL OF the women
were dr.seed in heavy morning.
NINA vAS zAXpr cHEEHFcL
NinaVan Z,udt va, study. No. a
Syn Of emotion appeared on her fea,ures.
6le chasscd continuously with Captain
Rack. Ths orly one who shed toar, at
this time Was Gretchen sp!es. Before the
addresses began q memorial hymn was
sang by the Milwaukee Socialist Masnner.
chor. Then Captain Black spoke. His
address was remarkable in that 1t upheld
In most ieryid aud eloquen. Tordu Christ
"a the example fer bis hearers to follow,
llln English auditors appreciated, Su. the
Germans, who we.e EirG.ten!hs of the
listeners, made no sign cfspproval: Alter
Captain Blccs came Paul G,o!ttau, of
MilTarkCc, who was followed by
Albert Curtin, OF g.. Louis, b,ih
the 1resEeEa VETO frequently applaudsd,
bu: Curflin carried Of tho honor. in this
rasrecs. The grave which had been pre-.
pared to receive the rema!ns OF the fyo
Anarchists wsa twelve feet deep and lead.
Ing 10 II was an :ne!aol plane dug out Of
the earth. At the bottom { tho recup,a.
Gle .s q block Of grani.a on which reats a
bed oil cement. Gvapito h!ocku s,o the
walls ard tho top Il Two blocks OF granite
ct less.N foo. thick. This e.cne.e n:ased
srsya Tcs made to Fl! exactly Ave pina
ro1's, In which the Eve cIske.s vera
quickly placed.
WEi!e this was being done the relatives
came Gown the incline. The trs. emotion
from Nina Van Zandt waa displayed when
tho last csfiin wEs lowered. Gretchen
epies was sobhirg violently when Nina
broke down. But her tearo vera quickly
stsunehed and during the rest Of the time
the Young lady showed no violent grleI.
The grs7e aigge'r, with tho help Of der.
rick, then began 10 place the big granite
csp':one In position. Tho cspstous was
lowered, cemcn. was spread over 1t aad
tie crowd walked quickly cut OF the GEM
etfry, leaving the defense committee TO
rec ;nat tho grave vas properly filed with